Category: latest updates

ModPo citizen Richard Weil has died

Long-time devoted ModPo citizen Richard Weil has passed away. He participated thoughtful and consistently in ModPo discussions (especially “SloPo”/off-season mini-courses) for years. He joined Max McKenna’s Chicago meet-ups and I had the pleasure of...

Week 2 of ModPo 2020 has begun

Week 2 of ModPo 2020 has begun! This week, as you know, we will explore poems written by poets who are influenced by—and/or are responding to—Dickinson and Whitman. For a 5 1/2-minute video introduction...

A message for new ModPo people

If you are new to ModPo, this is the message for you. Please read, click links, and ask ANY questions you might have by writing us at modpo@writing.upenn.edu. Yes, many people have joined ModPo...